Research in Economic Education Exploring the Gender Gap on the GRE Subject Test in Economics

On average, women achieve lower scores on the Graduate Record Exam (GRE) Subject Test in Economics than men. From 1989 through 1992, 5,815 men and 2,164 women nationwide took the exam; the mean score for women was 603, in contrast to a mean score of 651 for men. In this article, we look for explanat...

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Published in:The Journal of economic education 1995-01, Vol.26 (1), p.3
Main Authors: Hirschfeld, Mary, Moore, Robert L, Brown, Eleanor
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Achievement tests
Economic analysis
Economic statistics
Economics Education
Education
Educational evaluation
Educational Testing
Gender differences
Grade Point Average
Hypotheses
Macroeconomics
Microeconomics
SAT assessment
Standardized tests
Students
Women
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Summary:On average, women achieve lower scores on the Graduate Record Exam (GRE) Subject Test in Economics than men. From 1989 through 1992, 5,815 men and 2,164 women nationwide took the exam; the mean score for women was 603, in contrast to a mean score of 651 for men. In this article, we look for explanations behind the gender gap in economics GRE test scores. Our data include GRE scores, overall college GPA as well as grades in all college economics and math courses, and Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) scores for economics majors at Occi dental College, all of whom are required to take the GRE Subject Test.
ISSN:0022-0485
2152-4068